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Since I havent seen any successful communication/resolution on this matter, I went ahead and sent an email to my State Representative Dan Flynn (very pro-CHL guy).

First I will start with the posted policy of the State Fair as it reads on their website...

"...a gun? No, with one exception.
A person holding a valid concealed handgun license is permitted to enter onto State Fair property with his/her concealed handgun. Licenses will be examined at the entrance by an authorized security supervisor. Handguns will not be permitted inside the Cotton Bowl, a facility defined under Texas Penal Code 46.035 as "the premises where a high school, collegiate or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place." We want the Fair to be a fun and safe experience."

I am a member of http://www.texasCHLforum.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and am reading some horrible stories that CHL holders are not only required to show their CHL but to also have the personal information on their CHL recorded and if they refuse, they are denied entry. Is something like this legal? I know that by law DPS does not give out CHL holder information and was wondering if private entities are allowed to do so. I do know that the Fair is held on public property and therefore one cannot be denied entry for carrying, but what about the recording of personal information? I understand the need to examine a CHL to verify that they can legally carry... but personal information? If it is legal to require this, is there anyway to find out what is done with this information (where it goes, how is it stored, when is it destroyed)? Is there a way to find out if the people taking the information have complied with Federal law regarding NPPI? There are a few people that have attempted to get this information from the Head of Security, Steve Ledbetter, but he has apparently not been able to provide any kind of explanation. I have only been attending the Fair for a couple of years and have only recently received my CHL but this breech of privacy is enough to keep me from going at any point in the future.

Thank you for your time,

David *********